As we slowly emerge from our country’s pandemic, there will be many current and future adjustments to how we work.

The impact to our teams and how we manage them will be a major concern for all leaders moving forward.

Yes — we’ve been managing from afar for the last year, but — we were in crisis mode and everyone had to adapt quickly.

Moving forward, successful virtual leadership must be based in solid planning, consistent communication, and regular status checks.

I’ve developed a powerful 5-part strategy to help you move forward with your virtual teams and lead them to even greater success in the years to come:

1. Build a plan and design processes for virtual work.

You can’t rely on the structures built during the pandemic, you need to revisit what worked and build a solid strategy to move forward.

2. Making key decisions in a virtual environment.

Consider how to best structure various decision-making processes within your virtual team(s).

3. Working effectively with global virtual teams.

Capitalize on the new options of working with teams separated by culture, time, and space.

4. Anticipating the growing power dynamics within your team.

Improve the productivity, efficacy, and mutual trust within your virtual team by redefining how you lead your team and how they interact with one another.

5. Dealing with the hidden problems and pitfalls of virtual work.

Understand and anticipate the social and emotional challenges that impact individuals when working virtually.

If you’re interested in leadership development training that delves deeper into each of my five areas (coupled with individualized coaching for your managers), let’s chat.

The best thing you can do is start them off right with a solid roadmap rather than a patchwork of band-aids hopefully delivering the future success of your company. Learn more.